The Astronaut Who May Just Get Us To Mars

[RootBeerMan]

This is a truly heartening story about one man's quest to create the propulsion system that may well be what gets us to Mars. Chemical rockets are just too primitive and underpowered. His plasma engines may just do the trick. He's living his dream and may help us fulfill ours.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-astronaut-who-might-actually-get-us-to-mars

 

[maflynn]

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[Huntn]

This is a truly heartening story about one man's quest to create the propulsion system that may well be what gets us to Mars. Chemical rockets are just too primitive and underpowered. His plasma engines may just do the trick. He's living his dream and may help us fulfill ours.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-astronaut-who-might-actually-get-us-to-mars

Great Article! I’m going to reference this in my Space Travel Tech thread.

 

[gkarris]

Cool article.

Yes I remember as a kid in the 70's seeing a space show and they were talking about how Plasma Engines were going to be the ones to carry us into the far reaches of Space...

 

[mobilehaathi]

An interesting article about a fascinating bit of technology and the impressive man developing it. It's always notable to find someone who, with a combination of luck, skill, smarts, and hard work, can manage to do what he did after coming to the US at 18 with $50 and barely any knowledge of English.

 

[Huntn]

An interesting article about a fascinating bit of technology and the impressive man developing it. It's always notable to find someone who, with a combination of luck, skill, smarts, and hard work, can manage to do what he did after coming to the US at 18 with $50 and barely any knowledge of English.

... and vision.